Improvement in skates



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lCHARLES BUSHMN, 0F WEST GHESTER, PEJN'NSYLVANlA.-` V

Lesers Patent No. 51,998, desestima@ 12, 186i, y.

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Be it known that I, Quintus Buslinien, of West Chester, inthe county ofChester, and State of Pennsylvania.,

' have invented certain new and useful improvements in Skates, end thatthe following is full, clear, and exact the drawings.

description ot' thesarne, reference being had to the'accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specieation, in which- Figure 1represents u.` top plan' of the skate.

Figure 2.represents'a side vien of the same as it appears when fastenedtothe foot, shoe, orbocft.

' Figure 3 represents afview of the under side ot'- the heelof the shoeor boot showingthe device for fasten.

'111g the heel part of the skate thereto. i

igure 4 represents a section through the heel of -the boot or sboeandskate, to show the devicevfor holding the two parts together.

Similar letters of reference, where they occur in thcseparate figures,denote likerparts ot" the skate in all My invention consists,

rst, in the double bends, curls, or. `springs at each end of, and asVprolongations of, 'the runner of the skate, so that any ordinary weighton the skate will cause the curls o'r springs tojV yield only at YtheAextreme ends, and any excessive-weight or jar bring the inner ends ofthe curls or springs intoaction, and thus relieve the skater from-` anyjar without impeding his motion en rough ice. 'And my invention furtherconsists in placing a plate with an elliptical hole in it on the heelpart of the skate, and

a screw` or stud, with an elliptical head, in the heel' of the boot-orshoe,`for the purpose`cf uniting that part of the skate to said 'bootor. shoe, so that anyone Vusingl the' skate may readily apply'to theheel of the boot* or shoe the scrcwcr stud for forming a part of thefastening atthat point, the otherpart being made as a `part of the skatebythe manufacturer thereof. a

To enable others skilled in the rt to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings.

The skate-runnerA is made of the form shown in'the drawing, fig. 2. At'its heel portion it rises Vin n irer-` tical or arched direction, asVshown at a, and is then bent over into a horizontal, or nearly so,position, as at 4b, and the end'bent around into a curl, as at e, thelower bend of said curl approaching very near to the top 'of th'crunner. The forward part of the runneris curved upward and backward, asat d, thence it extends rearward, as at e, 'and slightly bent downward4or concave to `suit the ball of the` foot or boot,:and then curledaround, as at. f, the lower-part of the curl being a short distanceabove the top of the runner. The' objectI of the bends and curls in theprolonged portions of the runner is, that with the ordinary 'weight ofthe skater the springzor yield shall be at the points and 2. But whenrunning over rough ice th'ercis nnadditional yielding or springingmotion at the points 3,and 4, and thus the skaterglides easily overrough ice Vwithout any jar or being impeded in his progress thereby. Onthe horizontal or slightlycurved portions be of the skate are fastened,respectively, the heel plate B and the sole plate C for supporting thejrear and front 'of the foot, boot,or shoe; and ao' these plates arefastened the straps g h z', the one,`g, for going up over theinstep,andthoserh Vz', for passing over the forward part of the'foot.,where they are fastened by buckles in 'the usual way.' On the front or.sole plate() tbereare adjustable side pieces D, with turned-up ends 7'for catching and holding the foot,4 to prevent it or the skatefrom'moving .latex-ally; These side pieces are made adjustable by-means ofthc slots c und set-screws Z in the usual well-known ways. V

Heretofore itl has been coiiimon-to put an ellipticallyshaped or headedstud on therskate at the heel,` .which was designed to pass through asimilarly shaped hole in a plate fastened to `the heel oftheboot orshoe; s

l but without 'such a plate the fasteningnvas useless, and it could notbe procured orput on by any one but a.

mechanic having the proper tools and skill to use them. I-obvlate allthis difficulty by my plan of mn-kihg and using;` this heel fasteningand support. And lf-do not simply change these male-and femalefastenings froml the skate to the boot, or vice versa, but by a simpleconstruction of one part-of the fastening, und that part'united to andmade 'apermanent part of the skate, I make it within the capability ofany one,ithou`gh not a mechanic,

4and withvonly such instruments as can always be found, to prepare-tbeheel of4 any bootor shoe, withverylittle trouble, so that it will unitewith' the socket or platoon the skate 11s-follows: ou the heel plate bthere isu raised circular socket', a, having an 'clliptically-shapedhole, n., in its top, the long diameter of the ellipse rdn-z yeter ofthe head crosswise of the heel, or at rifht angles to the long diaineterof y p of the screw, xrhentheskate is The Vhole o in the heel is madeto'takein the soeket'm, and the hole n in the socket is u'tright,alnigles vto the 'position it has when properly placedon the boot orshoe. Thenhy turning the s'kte a. quarter `round the diameter of' thescrew-head rmd'elliptical hole are reversed, the long diameter 'of onefitting against the short diameter of the other, and so making a fix-n1connection between the boot or shoe and skate. Y ff.

Having thus fully described-my lnvention, I'ivould state that Indo 'notclaim bends or hows at the toe and heel portions of :L skate, nor do Iclaim the application of slprinvs independent of those madevby' ayeontinimti'm ofthe runner itself, these having been used. I I

But what I do claim ns my invention, and de'sirete secure by LettersPatent, isy y 4The curls cf, formed out'of the same piece es the runner,and arranged with regard to the heel and toe plate, und the runner, :Lsherein described and represented.

I also claim o. raised cirular socket m, on the heel plete ofthe skate,and furnished a, 'boot or shoe mey'etet 'mid turn in said socket toform'a.

fastening between the heel of the boot or shoe end the skate, ns hereindescribed and represented..

; CHARLES BUSHMAN.

Witnesses: l v

WM. H. Mone/xx, WM'. Wnrrnlrmn.

made to take' zrthe'head with an elliptioallyi ,shaped hole, n, initsijop,sav that a. screw-heed slightly filed :may on its opposite sides:ind set in the heel of

